The close resemblance of his voice to Hitter's and his fine presence made him an excellent substitute for the ihrer at Party demonstrations and. social functions which Hitler did not wish to attend, Herr Hess was a 100 per cent, 'Partyman end never wore any other uniform but the brown shirt of the Storm-Troopers or the black coat of the S\S,, Hitler's Black, Guara, 'At G luncheoti in the famous castle of Nuremberg, he was warmly complimented by a. journalist on the' wonderful achievements of the Four Years' Plan, Germany's ambitious self-suMelency scheme, "Herr Hess would not have it that the plan was "ft costs far too much money," he declared, "The products are' not nearly s0 good as the natural articles, not as good as they have been made out, and the whole Plan imposes a very heavy burdon on the German people, If we had enough foreign exchange to import the natural pro-duets we should abandon the Four Years' Plan tomorrow,"
Seeing how closely Herr Hess was identified os the Fuhrer's mouthpiece, some of his, speeches are worth recalling in contrast with the somersault In German foreign policy before the war of 1939, Thus at Bochum in December, 1934, Herr Hess declared: "I don't believe there is any danger of war or that any responsible politician is agitating for war," And he went on to emphasize his belief In the possibility of an understanding with France, 'At Danzig in April, 1995, Herr Hess uttered numerous bitter' gibes at! Soviet Russia, "The Soviet leaders! have often declared that their only' aim in signing treaties with capitalist Powers is to promote world revolu-ton." And later he declared:
"The Germany of today sets its honour above everything, ft it signs a treaty, the world can be sure it] will observe it absolutely,"—Reuter, R.A.F. Hammers
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